Julia M. Gelfand, applied sciences and engineering librarian at the University of California (UC)-Irvine, is the 2note021 ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year. Gelfand exemplifies excellence in academic and research librarianship through her leadership, service, and passion for the profession. Throughout her decades-long career, Gelfand has been a leader at both UC-Irvine and in the academic library community. Her professional interests and contributions focus on eScience and data management, scholarly communication, publishing and digital libraries, collection development and science librarianship, and grey literature, among other areas.

Learn more about Gelfand and ACRL’s other award recipients starting on page 162.